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Originally Posted by erick
Hi Josh
No problem - a moderator can move the thread for you.
A dobsonian telescope is effectively a newtonian reflector on a alt-azi mount. Therefore the reflector tube unit can be taken off the mount and with the addition of tube rings (and usually removing the trunnions which mount onto the alt-azi base) it can be mounted onto an EQ mount. It can be handy to keep those trunnions in place so the tube unit can be moved between the EQ mount and the alt-azi mount, depending on what you are wanting to do.
Your EQ3 will be struggling with a tube unit much bigger than the 6" that you have. Perhaps 8", but most probably not any larger.
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Ah sweet, alright well it sounds like I may have to make a decision on what type of telescope I want. Which is hard when you can want the best of both worlds!
